Harvard professor apologizes for remarks on economist Keynes May 5th, 2013 - 01:30h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (Reuters) - Harvard historian Niall Ferguson posted an "unqualified apology" on his personal blog on Saturday after saying that British economist John Maynard Keynes did not care about the future because he was gay and had no child... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : harvard, professor, apologizes, remarks, economist, keynes, Top Keywords

Wall Street ratcheting down jobs expectations: JPMorgan economist Apr 5th, 2013 - 00:10h (CET +01.00) By Steven Norton NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street has lowered expectations for the pace of employment growth following higher than forecast jobless claims last week, but the latest jobs data due Friday won't tell investors much about the economy... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : wall, street, ratcheting, down, jobs, expectations, jpmorgan, economist, Top Keywords

Obese airline passengers should pay extra, economist says Mar 28th, 2013 - 23:30h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - Airlines should charge obese passengers more, a Norwegian economist has suggested, arguing that "pay as you weigh" pricing would bring health, financial and environmental dividends. Bharat Bhatta, an associate professor at Sogn ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : obese, airline, passengers, should, extra, economist, says, economist, Top Keywords

Bank of England reappoints chief economist for three-year term Mar 4th, 2013 - 15:20h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - Bank of England governor Mervyn King has reappointed his chief economist, Spencer Dale, to serve another three-year term on the central bank's rate-setting Monetary Policy Committee, the BoE said on Monday. Dale, whose current... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : bank, england, reappoints, chief, economist, threeyear, term, economist, Top Keywords

Many Wall Street economists see government spending cuts in March Feb 2nd, 2013 - 02:30h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (Reuters) - Economists at many of Wall Street's top financial institutions do not expect the government to complete a deal to fully avoid automatic cuts in federal spending before a March 1 deadline, according to a Reuters poll conducte... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : many, wall, street, economists, government, spending, cuts, march, Top Keywords

Economist: Euro crisis could erupt again this year Jan 25th, 2013 - 12:40h (CET +01.00) DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) - Is the euro crisis over? A leading U.S. economist says not by a long shot. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : economist, euro, crisis, could, erupt, again, year, march, Top Keywords

IMF chief economist tells UK to adjust austerity plan Jan 24th, 2013 - 10:40h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - Britain should consider slowing down its austerity plan in response to persistent economic gloom and the March budget announcement would be a good time to do so, the International Monetary Fund's chief economist said on Thursd... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : chief, economist, tells, adjust, austerity, plan, year, march, Top Keywords

Top economist ponders India's trust deficit Aug 22nd, 2012 - 08:40h (CET +01.00) For India to grow rich, must its citizens become more honest? It's a question that preoccupied Kaushik Basu, the government's chief economic advisor, during his term in office. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : economist, ponders, india's, trust, deficit, plan, year, march, Top Keywords

Economy to shrink in 2012 - OECD economist Aug 1st, 2012 - 12:50h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's economy looks set to shrink in 2012 after a surprisingly deep slump between April and June, as the euro zone debt crisis and weak domestic demand make a vigorous return to growth unlikely, the OECD's economist f... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : economy, shrink, 2012, oecd, economist, plan, year, march, Top Keywords

Hollande 'dangerous' for Europe and France: Economist Apr 26th, 2012 - 23:30h (CET +01.00) Francois Hollande's election to the French presidency will be bad for his country and Europe, Britain's influential The Economist weekly said, calling the front-running Socialist a "dangerous" man. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : hollande, 'dangerous', europe, france, economist, plan, year, march, Top Keywords